A (Sort Of) Sea Monster Found in Catalina

Here there be monsters indeed! A marine biologist recently discovered the 18-foot carcass of an oarfish, an elusive creature often considered the progenitor of sea serpent myths.

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I ... what you're seeing me look like this like the stuff of love crafty nightmares ... but it's actually just a big fish ... specifically eighteen foot for Dish discovered off the coast of Catalina Island in Southern California ... the or fish which died of natural causes ... was down below the surface on Sunday ... well sparkling ... Jasmine scent and I'm a marine biologist at the Catalina Island Marine Institute spotted the creature identified it and try to shore ... estimates of the worker says waiter between three hundred and four hundred pounds ... and it ended up taking fifteen people to hold the fish on the water ... for fish are rarely seen in awhile the city that gets between six hundred and three thousand feet ... the live up to plankton in the occasional jellyfish or squid ... or fish can grow over fifty feet in length and are thought to be the protectors of ancient sea serpents tales ... so yes Jasmine Sentana caught a seat ... for The Wall Street Journal and still afraid of the ocean ... this is